3 alleged gang members charged in fatal shooting of elderly bystander outside NYC deli

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3 alleged gang members charged in fatal shooting of elderly bystander outside NYC deli

Three Trinitarios gang members were arrested and charged Wednesday over the fatal shooting of 66-year-old innocent bystander Reda Girgis outside his son’s Upper Manhattan deli last month.

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3 alleged gang members charged in fatal shooting of elderly bystander outside NYC deli​

By
Joe Marino and
Kenneth Garger


June 7, 2023 11:33pm
Updated





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Three alleged gang members were arrested and charged Wednesday over the fatal shooting of a 66-year-old innocent bystander outside his son’s Upper Manhattan deli.
Kelwin Sanchez, 19, Raheam Steed, 22 and 23-year-old Jonadel Lakard were all charged with murder in connection to the May 23 drive-by shooting that claimed the life of Reda Girgis, police said.
The trio of suspects are alleged members of the notorious Trinitarios gang OED, according to sources.

From left to right — Jonadel Lakard, 23, Raheam Steed, 22, and 19-year-old Kelwin Sanchez were all charged with murder in connection to the May 23 drive-by shooting that claimed the life of Reda Girgis.Christopher Sadowski
Girgis, who’s from Egypt, was visiting his son and pregnant daughter-in-law in the Big Apple when he was struck in the head by a bullet outside the ChopCheese Deli 2 in Washington Heights, cops and the store manager have said.


The errant shot, believed to have come from a dark gray SUV, was intended for a gang rival, sources told The Post.


Shocking video captured Girgis on the phone outside the deli — next to his pregnant daughter-in-law — when he tumbles to the ground.

Reda Girgis, 66, was shot and killed after being struck in the head by a bullet outside the ChopCheese Deli 2 in Washington Heights.
A group of teenagers who had been hanging outside the deli are seen scrambling for safety just moments before Girgis falls to the sidewalk — with his son’s wife frantically running into the store a split-second later.


Family friends had told The Post that Girgis’ daughter-in-law gave birth the day after she witnessed his death.


Girgis’ son, Haney Girgis, was not in the store at the time of the shooting, deli manager Gamal Abouelezz has told The Post.

[IMG alt="A bullet hole mark is seem thru the glass case at ChopCheese Deli.
"]https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/cscsd.jpg?w=1024[/IMG]A bullet hole mark is seem thru the glass case at ChopCheese Deli. Police are on scene after the drive-by shooting outside the ChopCheese Deli 2 in Washington Heights.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post